Objective: The study analyzed HiPorfin-Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for young women with cervial high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) and evaluated the impact of PDT on their pregnancy and delivery.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of 4 patients (21-33 years old) were treated with HiPorfin® (2 mg/kg) PDT in 2019-2022. 1 patient suffered from cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)Ⅱ and 3 patients from CIN Ⅲ. 630 nm laser light irradiated the cervical surface and endocervical canal with light dose of 150 J/cm2 and 100-120 J/cm2 respectively.
Results: The median observation time period was 40.5 months. Cure rate, HPV eradication rate and negative conversion rate of cytology were all 100.0 % at 3, 6 and 12 months. All cervical canal lesions completely turned negative. No recurrence occurred during the long-term follow-up period. None of patients suffered from infertility. Three patients delivered vaginally and one delivered by C-section to healthy infants at term.
Conclusion: HiPorfin® PDT for cervical HSIL was proved to be a safe method without adverse effects on female fertility and allowing these women to have healthy, full-term children.
Keywords: Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervix high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; Delivery; HiPorfin; Photodynamic therapy; Pregnancy.
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